Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

3 reviews

mac23's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Animal death, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Child death, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Cancer, Death, and Classism

noahsingh's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Police brutality, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Addiction, Incest, and Cannibalism

Minor: Gore, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Classism, and Cancer

azazellos_fang's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content